CMOS / SCMO

2001 Prizewinners /Lauréats des
prix, 2001

President’s Prize / Prix du
président

To Peter Yau for his outstanding
scientific contributions
to our understanding of the physics and dynamics of clouds and their
effects
on larger-scale systems, the training of graduate students, and
specifically
for his recent research on hurricane diagnostics as exemplified by the
paper "Spiral Bands in a Simulated Hurricane: Part 1. Vortex Rossby
Wave
Verifications" published in 2001 in The Journal of the Atmospheric
Sciences,
58, 2128-2145.

J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography /

Médaille J.P. Tully en
océanographie

To R. Allyn Clarke for his
outstanding commitment
to Canadian oceanography, his pioneering work on deep convection in the
Labrador Sea, and his national and international leadership in ocean
and
climate scientific research.

Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied
Meteorology /

Prix Andrew Thomson en
météorologie appliquée

To Michel Jean for his role in the
development
of real-time applications of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and
numerical
modelling to the transport and dispersion of volcanic ash plumes and
responses
to nuclear and environmental emergencies, and for his outstanding
contribution
on the use of NWP and dispersion models to assess the performance and
sensitivity
of a global atmospheric radioactivity network for the United Nations
Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty Organization.

Prize in Applied Oceanography /

Prix en océanographie
appliquée

Not awarded for 2001

Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational
Meteorology /

Médaille Rube Hornstein en
météorologie
opérationnelle

(Until 1996: Rube Hornstein Prize in
Operational Meteorology
/

jusqu'à 1996, Prix de
météorologie
opérationnelle Rube Hornstein)

To Phillip Chadwick for his
leadership in the
hands-on application of scientific principles in operational
meteorology
in Canada and for providing creative ways to communicate how
meteorology
impacts the lives of Canadians in all walks of life.

To Masakazu Yoshimori for his
exceptional contributions
to Milankovitch-scale climate research that were carried out at the
University
of Victoria as part of his doctoral thesis entitled "Modelling Studies
of Glacial-interglacial Transitions" involving numerical simulations
into
the possible causes and mechanisms of glacial inception and termination.

To Youmin Tang for his outstanding
contributions
to decadal-scale climate research that were carried out at the
University
of British Columbia as part of his doctoral studies entitled "ENSO
Simulation
and Prediction using Hybrid Coupled Models with Data Assimilation"
involving
numerical modelling of equatorial ENSO regimes and application of
neural
networks.

Campbell Scientific Best Student Poster Prize /

Prix Campbell Scientific de la meilleure affiche
d'étudiant(e)

To: Bernard Firanski (Earth and Space
Science, York
University)

Citation

Two awarded for 2001

To Peter Calamai for increasing
public awareness
on global climate issues and for promoting environmental stewardship
through
a series of highly reputable, high quality and informative articles in
the Toronto Star.

To Eldon Oja for his outstanding
leadership
as chair of the CMOS School and Public Education Committee, his
exceptional
work on Project Atmosphere Canada, and for enthusiasm and energy in
promoting
science in schools.

The CMOS - Weather Research House
Scholarship Supplement/

First year Scholarship

To Amanda Cole, a doctorate student
studying at University
of California, Berkley CA. Amanda is studying under Dr. Kristie
Boering,
a world expert on the use of in-situ chemical measurements to infer
transport
properties of the stratosphere. Ms. Cole will be conducting her
research
on oxygen isotropic composition of ozone and carbon dioxide. She
is a graduate of McGill University, and her home is Barrie, ON.
She
was the successful recipient from 43 applicants, all of whom were NSERC
scholars.

Second Year Scholarship

To Ronald McTaggart-Cowan, candidate in
Meteorology,
McGill University for outstanding academic achievement and to assist in
pursuing ensemble forecasting research in a Ph. D. program.

CMOS Undergraduate Scholarships

CMOS Fellow Announced

Morley K Thomas

MSC Patterson Medal Winner

On May 23, 2002 at the 36th annual Canadian
Meteorological
and Oceanographic Society awards luncheon, Marc Denis Everell,
Assistant
Deputy Minister MSC, presented the Patterson Distinguished Service
Medal
award for 2001 to JimAbraham, Director of the
Meteorological
Research Branch, Atmospheric and Climate Science Directorate.
This
is MSC's most prestigious award which is presented annually for
distinguished
service to meteorology in Canada. Jim received this award in
recognition
of his many years of dedication to the science of meteorology and its
application
to weather forecasts and warnings in Canada.